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narked:
Quite a few of the drivers I know round here are off the tachos. Local company that does drain services are all tacho exempt as they do a lot of council work, empty out the BT boxes etc. Even the 44 tonner they've got is tacho exempt!

bezzabsa:
I believe recovery drivers are exempt due to the nature of their work - ie they COULD sit around all day and do naff all - or have lots of small 10-50 miles journeys - and lets face it if you have waited an hour in the rain to be recovered - the last thing you need to hear is " sorry mate gotta book 45 minutes break"

MuddyMike:
We used to be with RAC but switched to AA when they refused to attend to wheel change for my wife. She had a flat outside the dentists, RAC asked her  where she was and she gave the dentists address straight off her appointment card, no that address does not exist she was told, yes it does I am next to the street sign says she. No sorry we wont be able to find you, the street name you have given does not exist they said. My wife then gave up, took a cab back to work, and phoned me. I tried the RAC, and again they refused as the street did not exist on their system (it was not a new street but had been there for 20+years) so they would not be able to find it.

Cancelled next day, joined AA, no problems.

Mike

MTyrrell:
I have been with the RAC since i have had a car, never had a problem with them.
 When i had a wheel bearing go the RAC chap offered to tow me a couple of miles down the road so I was in the free recovery radius of home before he called for the flat bed.



--- Quote from: "narked" ---End up racing the sunset to the services on the M56 near all the chemical works.
--- End quote ---


On a completely pointless note I live all of about three minuets from the services, in Elton.

Mash:
To a certain extent we are classed as emergency vehicles, so tacho law does not apply,

As bezzabsa says the last thing thats needed is sorry but gotta have a break especially when your dealing with RTA's and roads being closed etc etc...

It is also true that due to this we tend to work all the hours god sends...I've just arrived home at midnight and lefty the house at 7:30 this morning...Tomorrow will probabely be the same as its Bank holiday weekend  :roll:

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